the newest album is a sort of interesting mix of blackish power metal melodic death riffage. sort of reminds me of norther. the keyboards sound really weak and detract from the sound rather than adding to it.

To me they were always a kind of lame band. They are quite respected because they were the first black metal band in eastern germany and played with MAYHEM. I saw them live with MORRIGAN some years ago and they simply sucked.

Somehow itīs only US americans who seem to connect their name with EMINEM all the time and therefore see it as a stupid name...

Even when I dislike their music I can completely understand why they have chosen that name. Itīs the german word for eminence.
They formed when the GDR was still alive and when you wanted to have a license to play gigs you where forced to take a german name. And that one was the closest they had in mind still being related to black metal somehow.

Somehow itīs only US americans who seem to connect their name with EMINEM all the time and therefore see it as a stupid name...

Even when I dislike their music I can completely understand why they have chosen that name. Itīs the german word for eminence.
They formed when the GDR was still alive and when you wanted to have a license to play gigs you where forced to take a german name. And that one was the closest they had in mind still being related to black metal somehow.

Yeah I was thinking the exact same thing about the band name I can't help, but to think Eminem for some reason.